UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 5, 2016
RUBY TUESDAY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Georgia | 1-12454 | 63-0475239 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
150 West Church Avenue
Maryville, Tennessee 37801
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(865) 379-5700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instructions A.2.below):
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
On October 6, 2016, Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a Georgia corporation, (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the fiscal quarter ended August 30, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The Company’s Annual Meeting was held on October 5, 2016 in Maryville, Tennessee. The following nominees were elected as directors by the votes indicated:
Name | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| Bernard Lanigan, Jr. | 47,401,660 | 2,284,469 | 255,379 | 6,459,574 |
The following proposals were also adopted at the Annual Meeting by the votes indicated:
Approved an advisory vote on executive compensation:
| | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 48,274,168 | 1,493,197 | 174,143 | 6,459,574 |
Ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 6, 2017:
| | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 55,720,263 | 566,535 | 114,284 | 0 |
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated October 6, 2016 (this press release is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | Ruby Tuesday, Inc. |
| | (Registrant) |
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| | By: | /s/ Sue Briley |
| | | Sue Briley |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | October 6, 2016 | | |
